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Description: | A complete copper alloy post-medieval button dating from the 17th century. It is circular and domed with a flat reverse. The button is heavily silvered, but where this is chipped, the copper alloy can be seen below. The outer face is decorated with a moulded double rose. There is a stub of the copper alloy wire attachment loop in the centre of the reverse.The button is 11.9mm diameter, 6.8mm thick and 3.83g.Compare SF-D8C10E which notes that: "The design on the outer face and its construction are very similar to one from the Thames Foreshore, London illustrated by Read (2005, 101, no.406). This belongs to a group that are typically of 17th century date.References: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons. Langport: Portcullis publishing."
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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